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Editorial
. 2020 Sep;12(9):4606-4607.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-2020-42.

Robotic surgery facilitates complex minimally invasive operations

Ray K Chihara  1 , Min P Kim  1 , Edward Y Chan  1
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Editorial

Robotic surgery facilitates complex minimally invasive operations

Ray K Chihara et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2020-42). Dr. EYC serves as an unpaid editorial board member of the Journal of Thoracic Disease from May 2019 to April 2021 and reports personal fees from Veran Medical Technologies, outside the submitted work; Dr. MPK serves as an unpaid editorial board member of the Journal of Thoracic Disease from Sep 2018 to Aug 2020 and reports personal fees from Veran, personal fees from Intuitive Surgical, personal fees from Medtronic, outside the submitted work. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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